"TIPS and the International Trade Centre (ITC) will be hosting a seminar which will focus on the utilisation of ITC's tools for market analysis in the development of international trade strategies. This seminar is of particular interest to businesses engaged in or planning to venture into international trade."

"TIPS in collaboration with the Market Analysis Section (MAS) of the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO will be holding an Advanced Seminar on Market Analysis for Trade-led Growth Strategies. This seminar is of particular interest to trade policy analysts and academics involved in international trade research and planning."

WESGRO/TRALAC in conjunction with the Market Analysis Section of the International Trade Centre is pleased to invite you to a two day seminar

The Presidency and the ComMark Trust, in collaboration with TIPS, hosted a workshop to assess and discuss the prospects of key sectors of the South African economy in preparation for the Presidency's contribution to the January 2005 Cabinet Lekgotla: The sectoral, micro-level dynamics and trends of key sectors; The constraints…

Input-output analysis, complemented by means of social accounting matrices is often used as a tool to conduct such meso-level economic enquiry. Researchers frequently use these tools to analyse the impact on production, the environment, prices, employment and income effects of policy related changes in international trade, taxes, fiscal policy and…

As part of the DFID-funded South Africa Trade and Poverty Programme and its objective to promote informed dialogue on South Africa's trade policy amongst key stakeholders, TIPS in 2005 implemented a seminar series under the auspices of Nedlac. These seminars provided a platform for government and civil society representatives (business,…

TIPS and the WITS School of Economics and Business Sciences hosted, on behalf of the World Bank, a seminar on poverty impacts of the Doha Development Agenda. This seminar reported on the findings from a forthcoming book based on a major international research project investigating the poverty impacts of a…

The Forum is an annual event bringing together members of the research, academic and policy communities to discuss economic policy issues of South African and regional interest. The Forum is generally attended by upwards of 150 delegates, including senior academics and government officials from South Africa and the region. The…

As part of the DFID-funded South Africa Trade and Poverty Programme and its objective to promote informed dialogue on South Africa's trade policy amongst key stakeholders, TIPS in 2005 implemented a seminar series under the auspices of Nedlac. These seminars provided a platform for government and civil society representatives (business,…

TIPS will be holding an introductory training workshop on the use of the International Trade Centre's (ITC) online Market Analysis Tools (TradeMap & Product Map) in Pretoria.The seminar will focus on the utilisation of ITC's tools for market analysis in the development of international trade strategies.

As part of the DFID-funded South Africa Trade and Poverty Programme and its objective to promote informed dialogue on South Africa's trade policy amongst key stakeholders, TIPS in 2005 implemented a seminar series under the auspices of Nedlac. These seminars provided a platform for government and civil society representatives (business,…

As part of the DFID-funded South Africa Trade and Poverty Programme and its objective to promote informed dialogue on South Africa's trade policy amongst key stakeholders, TIPS in 2005 implemented a seminar series under the auspices of Nedlac. These seminars provided a platform for government and civil society representatives (business,…

As part of the DFID-funded South Africa Trade and Poverty Programme and its objective to promote informed dialogue on South Africa's trade policy amongst key stakeholders, TIPS in 2005 implemented a seminar series under the auspices of Nedlac. These seminars provided a platform for government and civil society representatives (business,…

The Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations is underway at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). With no prospect of a successful conclusion of the negotiations by the agreed deadline of 1 January 2005, the WTO General Council agreed in July 2004 to adopt a work programme that seeks to accelerate…

As part of the DFID-funded South Africa Trade and Poverty Programme and its objective to promote informed dialogue on South Africa's trade policy amongst key stakeholders, TIPS in 2005 implemented a seminar series under the auspices of Nedlac. These seminars provided a platform for government and civil society representatives (business,…

Globalization offers new opportunities for accelerating development and poverty reduction, but also poses new challenges for policymakers. And there is much concern about the distribution of benefits; in particular whether the poor gain from globalization, and under what circumstances it may actually hurt them. To meet this important agenda, this…

Due to high demand in South and Southern Africa, Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) is running their annual short course on computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling course in Gauteng from 17-24 February 2006. The course is targeted at those who wish to develop professional expertise in the area, as…

This is a call for papers to address the role that research has had in inducing changes in trade policy, or in matters related to it, such as competition policy, investment policy or intellectual property rights. Selected papers will be discussed at a workshop in Buenos Aires in July 2006…

As part of the DFID-funded South Africa Trade and Poverty Programme and its objective to promote informed dialogue on South Africa's trade policy amongst key stakeholders, TIPS in 2005 implemented a seminar series under the auspices of Nedlac. These seminars provided a platform for government and civil society representatives (business,…

Input-output analysis, complemented by means of social accounting matrices is often used as a tool to conduct such meso-level economic enquiry. Researchers frequently use these tools to analyse the impact on production, the environment, prices, employment and income effects of policy related changes in international trade, taxes, fiscal policy and…